ADVISORY, Aug. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Larenz Tate, Actor from FX's "Rescue Me," will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Larenz Tate will ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Contacts: Lisa Perkins lisa@fifteenminutes.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden (646) 441-5045 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About Larenz Tate:
Larenz Tate has managed to stay true to his personal mission of striving for excellence. As an actor, writer, and activist, Tate applies that same dedication to every aspect of his life. He made his silver screen debut in Allen and Albert Hughes' cult classic film, MENACE II SOCIETY, where his ground breaking role as the unforgettable O-DOG allowed him to be recognized as one of Hollywood's most promising young actors.
Proving his acting diversity, Tate went on star in many films, including the audience loved LOVE JONES. The film won the Audience Awards for Best Film at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Tate's role also garnished a Best Actor nomination at the NAACP Image Awards. Within a short period of time, Tate's dedication to his craft had led him to one of his most challenging roles as the singing lothario Frankie Lymon, in the 1998 biopic "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The role won Tate the Acapulco Black Film Festival award for Best Actor in 1999. Tate then went on to co-star in the Academy Awards recognized films RAY and CRASH. Most recently, he has joined the cast of F/X's drama RESCUE ME. The series centers on professional and personal lives of firefighters in Post-9/11 New York.
Tate grew up on the Westside of Chicago with his two brothers and their parents. Family has been and will always be an important facet of his life. Tate and his two brothers Lahmard and Larron have created an organization devoted to assisting and providing funds for children of color living with the debilitating disease of Sickle Cell Anemia. The Tate Bros Foundation is a non-profit organization.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.
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